The nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024 were announced on the 4th of September. The ceremony will follow this Monday, the 28th of October. France Football decided to co-organize with UEFA and there are two new accolades: Men’s Coach of the Year and Women’s Coach of the year. The Women’s Ballon d’Or was previously won by Ada Hegerberg, Megan Rapinoe, Alèxia Putellas (2) and Aitana Bonmatí. Get to know the nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024.
Top 5 Candidates Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024
There is a total of 30 nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or award this year. You can find the full list of candidates below. We put together our top 5 candidates. All players have equal chances. They receive the points from a jury, based on Individual performances, decisive and impressive character, team performances and achievements, class and fair play.
Caroline Graham Hansen
The number one on our list is Caroline Graham Hansen. The Norwegian international is currently playing for her country but will fly to the ceremony to attend. Her 2023-2024 stats: 33 goals, 26 assists. Won Champions League, Liga F, Copa de la Reina & Supercopa de Espana.
Her numbers have been off the charts for multiplate season and this year it’s undeniable again. She wasn’t nominated for the previous Women’s Ballon d’Or but it’s time she won the award.
Barbra Banda
Barbra Banda plays for Orlando Pride in the NWSL. Banda played a huge role in the unbeaten streak of the club this season. It earned Orlando Pride the NWSL Shield early in the season. Banda also went to the Olympics, showing everyone that her speed and football intelligence was unmatched. The Zambian football player scored 16 goals and assisted six in 2023-2024.
Aitana Bonmatí
Bonmatí is the winner of the Ballon d’Or last year. Her achievements from the 2023-2024 season earned her a spot right at the top of our list: 6 goals, 18 assists. Won Champions League, Liga F, Copa de la Reina, Supercopa de Espana & Nations League.
Aitana Bonmatí was extremely important in the Women’s Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, overturning the 1-0 deficit. Then again during the final it was Bonmatí that broke the deadlock. The only thing that did not go as planned last season was the Olympics semi-final against Brazil: Spain lost 4-2.
Lauren James
Chelsea player Lauren James stepped up in the 2023-2024 season. Scoring important goals, being unpredictable on the field and assisting her teammates many times. Chelsea won the Women’s Super League and has two other players on the list. Lauren James scored 19 goals and gave eight assists.
Alexia Putellas
Alexia Putellas is the only women’s football player to win the award twice. Due to injuries, she did not have as many minutes on the pitch as she liked. Her world class goal in the Women’s Champions League final earned her a place in our top 5. Her stats for the 2023-2024 season: 15 goals, 11 assists. Won Champions League, Liga F, Copa de la Reina & Supercopa de Espana.
Who is nominated for the Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024?
- Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
- Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
- Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Lyon)
- Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Manuela Giugliano (Italy, Roma)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
- Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
- Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern München)
- Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
- Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Lyon)
- Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
- Lindsey Horan (USA, Lyon)
- Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
- Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
- Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany, Chelsea)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland, Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
- Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
- Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
- Mayra Ramírez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
- Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
- Lea Schüller (Germany, Bayern München)
- Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
- Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
- Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
- Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
- Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland, Bayern München)
Nominees Women’s Coach of the Year
The new award this year is the Women’s Coach of the Year. The following coaches are nominated for their impact on and off the pitch:
Sonia Bompastor (France, Lyon / Chelsea)
Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil)
Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit)
Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea / USA)
Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England)
How are the Women’s Ballon d’Or Awards decided?
The Ballon d’Or is awarded based on three main criteria:
1) Individual performances, decisive and impressive character
2) Team performances and achievements
3) Class and fair play
The Ballon d’Or is given by a panel of expert journalists, with one representative from each country in the top 100 FIFA rankings for men and top 50 for women.
Each juror picks ten players in order of merit from a list of 30 created by the France Football editorial team, the best juror from the last edition (Costa Rica for men’s and South Africa for women’s), and UEFA ambassadors Luís Figo for men and Nadine Kessler for women.
The ten chosen players receive points: 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, based on their ranking. The player with the most points wins the Ballon d’Or. If there is a tie, the winner is decided by the number of first-place votes. If it’s still tied, they check the second-place votes, then third-place votes, and so on.
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